By Christopher Knoepke, Assistant Professor of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Colorado’s red flag law allows judges to order the temporary seizure of guns from someone they think is a significant risk to themselves or others, even in Second Amendment sanctuary counties.
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By Lawrence Torcello, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Rochester Institute of Technology
The United States presents a paradox: Though the media and public opinion suggest it is a nation deeply divided along partisan lines, surveys reveal that Americans share significant common ground on many core values and political issues.
As a political philosopher, I am deeply concerned about the perceived contrast between the public’s shared political concerns and the high level of polarization that is dividing the electorate.
Sharing common ground on key issues
Despite…
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By Therese Cory, Associate Professor of Thomistic Studies, University of Notre Dame
Some years ago, I was rushing past the treasures of the Louvre in Paris, on the way to the “Mona Lisa,” when a painting stopped me in my tracks.
Massive and unusually elongated, “The Triumph of St. Thomas Aquinas” depicts the 13th-century saint throned in a golden sun, with Aristotle and Plato standing reverently on either side. The Renaissance artist Benozzo Gozzoli paints Christ and the writers of the Gospels looking down at Aquinas approvingly.
But who is the turbaned figure under Aquinas’…
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By Erran Carmel, Professor of Business, American University Kogod School of Business
Crypto can offer quick riches and an air of high-tech worldliness, but it also encompasses some ethical harms that might give investors pause.
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By Alistair Farley, Science Lead, University of Oxford
Helen Smith, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Oxford
Since the 1980s very few antibiotics have been approved. One of the reasons is that there is not enough investment in the sector.
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By Thomas Caygill, Senior Lecturer in Politics, Nottingham Trent University
Although it is a cliche to call someone a giant of their profession, it is an apt description of Lord John Prescott, who has died at the age of 86. He was a giant of the Labour movement who played a vital role in supporting Tony Blair in leading the party into government after 18 years in opposition. As Blair has said in his own tribute, “it is no exaggeration to say the Labour Party could never have won three consecutive full terms without John”.
Prescott was an MP for 40 years and subsequently a member of the House of Lords for a further 14. Despite suggesting that he had no desire…
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By Jo Lindsay Walton, Senior Research Fellow in Arts, Climate and Technology, University of Sussex
A skydiver stares up at his parachute. It’s on fire. Hurriedly, the skydiver pulls out his spare … but hesitates. There is something spooky about the spare parachute, with its lime-green glow. The vibes are off. Playing it safe, the skydiver casts his spare parachute into the clouds. Then he reveals his trusty knitting needles. As the ground rushes up to meet him, he frantically starts knitting yet another parachute.
This is one sequence in World…
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By David J Galbreath, Professor of International Security, University of Bath
MInes are almost universally reviled as they continue to kill in many parts of the world long after conflicts have ceased. So why is the US sending them to Ukraine?
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By Emmanuel Kwaku Siaw, Lecturer in International Relations, Swansea University
Since independence in 1956, Ghana’s leaders have followed a variety of global ideologies, from centre-right to socialist. But the country has also blended these with local priorities, like anti-colonialism and economic independence, while balancing the pressures from the IMF and World Bank.
As a foreign policy researcher, I recently wrote a paper examining Ghana’s approach to the International Monetary…
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By Tracy-Lynn Field, Professor of Environmental and Sustainability Law, University of the Witwatersrand
Illegal artisanal gold mining in South Africa is in the spotlight again. Under Operation Vala Umgodi (“plug the hole”), South African authorities have since December 2023 been trying to disrupt the illicit gold mining economy by cutting…
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